Separator.



WITNESSES- I. H. SPENCER.

SEPARATOR. I APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27, 1910.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

6 1/7 INVENTOR.

BY ATT RNEY TED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLEANER COMPANY, OF HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT.

A CORPORATION OF CON-' I v v sEPAnA'roR.

.To all whom it may concern V Be itlmown that 1, IR.\ H. Srnxcnu, a citizen. of; the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in the. county of Hartford and I: 5 Stateof Connecticut, have invented a. new

and Improved Separator, of which thefol lowing s a specification. invent on relates to tlleclass of devicesfor separating dust and heavier matter 19 frox'n a volume of air, andithfe object of the invention among others is to provide a de- ,vice of this elass'compact in construction and extremely durable and eflicientin oper- "ation;

accompanying drawings; 'in, vhieh? 1 p v Figure 1 is a ,view in elevation; partly in seCtiom-gof a device emhodyin'g'iuy. uven ti n..' Fig. 2 1s ajtop plan view of? the same.- Fig.3 isa detail view il'lustrat ng, the manner. of securing the dirt receiver.

WhileQmyinvent-ionis applicahleto vatrioilis forn l' sloff devices i'on separat ing' dust and heavier matter from 'a' volume i'rf'nir. as I it, finds ready adaptation inconnmtioii with apparatus]designed for suction cleaning, l'

have selected such a device for tliepurpose of discloslil e of my invent ion herein.

'In' the accompanying 'drawings the nulneral 5 indieateea she'll. constructed of any .suitable materialiand of any desired ,"form,

as shown herein this being in'ade" up of n tions 6 of ring fanaelo sely fitting; o'neupon the other. A ba'se'f? supports the shell andprovided with an outlet-opening, shown herein as embodied inga tubular projection L8,...Tl1e base also has a' cleanout opening ,closedtby a removable p] ate 9. i In devices of. th ischali'actei in which more orfless dust anddirt arefmixed with the air "passing through the :shell it is important that, all bearings shallbe so constructed as nott-o be affected by any dust, thatmay gain access thereto;f -The device herein illustrated and described and embodying my invention contains such features of construction, a motor 10 of any suitable type being mounted on the shell that: is closed at its top hv a cap 11 having standardam rising therefrom to support t el notor. V 'lhis con truetipn ot the standards provideespacloi s"openings to a bearing 13 of the motor-,inwhich bearing the shaft 14 is supported, which shaft is rig- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 27. 1910. Serial No. 569.020.

0116mm: of device embodying niy inven- Patented leh. 13. 1912.

idly eonneetedwith or forms an extension from the armature shaft of the motor. The shaft- 14 extends downward within the shell 5 and supports a set of fan by means of which a current; of air is caused 'to travel through the shell. The lower end of the shaft is, in normal operation. unsupported. .hut in order to uard against excessive lateral movement curing critical speeds which are liable to momentarily occur for various reasons I provide a guard hearing 16 at the bottom of the shaft, this being composed of a projection rising-from the chamber in the base 7 in which projection a recess 17 of a size somewhatlarger than the diameter of the shaft, is=formed so that when the shaft is running naturally and truly there will be no contact between it and the hearing, but whenever lateral,movement may momentarily occur for any reason the hearing will support the shaft and guard against excessive movementin this direction. The recess may he lined with any suitable autit'riction material 18 which will receive the shaft whenever undue lateral movement oeeursJ dust cap it) is secured to the shaft and has a [hinge zittexti'guding downward about the outer surface of the projection or hearing Hi, the distance between opposite sides .of theinner wall of this tiange being slightly greater than'the distance acrossthe projee lien 16', so-that there will he no contact of the parts in normal operation, but dust will he u'evented.i'rom entering \vithiirthe recess 17. r

'lheeap ll includes a crown 2i orerlving the interimof the. shell and having an inlet opening 22. The cap also includes an overhanging dust. receptacle support 23 preferably integrally formed with the cap and of '95 circular"shape with an opening 24 therein. 7 Aridge 25 is integrally formed with .the cap it and plate or dust. receptacle support 23, this ridge being of suitable shape to contain a communicating passage 26, the ridge being:

of a length to extend over the openings .22 and 2-1 and the communicating passage :36

extending between said openinga. A boss 40 isformed on top of the rid e 25 and the shaft 14 extends through this 1088. A gland 4-1 is fitted 'wit-hin the-boss providing a 'stutlin'g box construction through which the shaft extenda. r s

The support 23has 0. depending wall within whichis formed an inlet. opening 4 taclc' 27 is forced when'secured in place." This receptacle maybe removably-secured 'to the depending wall 28 in any suitable manner, a preferred .f orm of fastening includ' lips 33 extending fronr-hpposite sides 0 the wall 28, each lip having anopenin through which a bolt- 84 extends',;-each be t bein hin between-the forked ends 35 of a c amp ever 36. A nut 87 or other enlargement at the end of each bolt 34 underlies an car 38 in'which a slot is formed to receive the bolt, the slots in the ears on each side opening in the opposite direction from that on the opposite side, so vthat as the receptacle 27 is turned each bolt'will moved downward action of the cams 39, will d w the receptacle tightly to its seat, the cam being so located that it will pass be end the line drawn through the pivot o the lever and the point of attachment of the bolt, so that the strain will hold the lever in the position shown in Fig. 3.

I do not limit my invention and the scope of the following claims to the fore oing illustration and description of the pre erred form of the invention in which it has been embodied, as these may be departed from to a greater orless extent without avoiding the invention.

I- elaim- 1. Incombination, a shell, a cap fitting the top of saidshell and having an extension projecting beyondthe side of the shell upon one-side," a receptacle secured to the underside of said extension. and depending therefrom and wholly sup orted thereby, said receptacle having an in et, a communicating passage extending through said on and extension to' thevinterior of the shell: and means for forcing a current of air throu h the shell.

- 2. l h combination, a'shell, & cap fitting the top of said shell and having an extension atone side )rojccting beyond the side of the shell, a ridge located upon the n per surface of said 0, and extension and aving a communicating passage to the interior of the shell and underside of said extension, a receptacle secured to the under surface of the extension and depending therefrom and wholly supported thereby, said receptacle having an inlet opening, and means for creating a current of air in the shell.

3. In combination, is shell, a cap fitting 28 and has a recess in its into its slot. The lever being then through the cap within said flange,

.tutlng a capand havingan extension at one side dprojeotsaid shell and having an extension at one "side edge projecting beyond the side of the shell and with a depending wall therefrom, said wall having an inlet opening, a receptacle secured to and wholly supported by said depending wall, a communicating passage extending from the under surface of the cap to the under surface of the extension, find means for forcing a current of air throulgh the shell. c

4.1 n combination, a'shell, a cap fitting said shell and havin an integral extension at one side over ian ing the side of the shell and wit 'a depen ing wall, a receptacle removably secured to said depending wall and Wild y supported thereby, means for holding the receptacle in place, said wall having an inlet opening, a flange projectin downward from the under surface of sai projecting part providing an annular chamber between'sald flange and'siiid depending wall and with an opening a communicating passa between sai opening and the interior 0 the shell, and means for creating a current of air in the shell.

5. In combination, ashell composed of rings superimposed, the upper ring constito close the top of the shell in beyond the side of the shell, an with a ri ge extending across the up surface of said cap, to the un er side'of said cap at one'side of the shelland-wholly supported by said cap, and with a communicating passage between the underside of the projecting part and the under surface of the cap .overlying the shell, and means for creating a. current of air in the shell.

6. In combination, a shell, a cap fitting said shell and having. an extension at one side edge with adepending wall, said wall havin an inlet opening, a receptacle secured to an wholly supported by said depending wall, a ridge extending across the upper surface of said cap and extension, said ridge having a communicating passage between the under surface of the cap and the under surface of the extension, a shaft projecting through said ridge and through said passage into the interior of the shell, a stullin box formed on the outer surface of said ridge, and means upon said shaft for creating flow of a current of fluid through the shell.

, IRA n. SPENCER.

Witnesses:

MAY C. CARROLL, Hnnann'r I-l. Rrorranoson.

a receptacle remova ly secured 

